Matt Miller | Not going nuclear over the Senate's filibuster

2:42 AM,
Jul. 18, 2013

Written by

Matthew Miller

Time for a new souvenir T-shirt in Washington: "Democrats (nearly) went 'nuclear' and all they got were a few lousy appointments."

Yes, it's good news that Richard Cordray's long stint in limbo at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is over. The idea that this supremely qualified man went unconfirmed for two years is a disgrace. But the notion that Harry Reid had to push the Senate to the brink to get this and a few other forgettable appointments OK'd - quick, can you even name them the day after? - says more about GOP-fueled dysfunction than anything else.